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Cannot get Tomcat to run by adding a Server type [message #1221548]

Tue, 17 December 2013 23:47

Laura McCord

Messages: 5
Registered: December 2013

Junior Member

I just installed the new Eclipse Keplar version and I'm trying to set up a couple servers. One server is a Tomcat server and the other is a Pluto server.

I followed the directions by pointing to the source directories for each but when I start either of them up the console indicates they are started, yet when I try to go to localhost:8080 I get a 404 error. I know that after I configure one of the servers I see them under the "Servers" drop-down from the Project Explorer and each have a drop-down with catalina, context, server, and web.xml files. I'm wondering if somehow the context of the servers are breaking and that's why I'm getting a 404 because if it wasn't attempting to start the browser would indicate that going to localhost:8080 is not reachable.

If I start them up manually from the source directories they start up fine. I am able to run the Mongrel plugin without any issues from Eclipse and see that the tomcat instance starts but I'd like to set up more servers using the Server type.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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Re: Cannot get Tomcat to run by adding a Server type [message #1221658 is a reply to message #1221548]

Wed, 18 December 2013 07:12

Russell Bateman

Messages: 3798
Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

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On 12/17/2013 05:55 PM, Laura McCord wrote:
> I just installed the new Eclipse Keplar version and I'm trying to set up
> a couple servers. One server is a Tomcat server and the other is a Pluto
> server.
>
> I followed the directions by pointing to the source directories for each
> but when I start either of them up the console indicates they are
> started, yet when I try to go to localhost:8080 I get a 404 error. I
> know that after I configure one of the servers I see them under the
> "Servers" drop-down from the Project Explorer and each have a
> drop-down with catalina, context, server, and web.xml files. I'm
> wondering if somehow the context of the servers are breaking and that's
> why I'm getting a 404 because if it wasn't attempting to start the
> browser would indicate that going to localhost:8080 is not reachable.
>
> If I start them up manually from the source directories they start up
> fine. I am able to run the Mongrel plugin without any issues from
> Eclipse and see that the tomcat instance starts but I'd like to set up
> more servers using the Server type.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

I would suggest that you post this question instead to the Eclipse web
tools platform forum where you should get more and better help.

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